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Haunted By Silhouettes delivers Norwegian melodic death metal from the metal capital of Norway; Trondheim. Formed in the freezing winter of 2013 the band set out with a clear vision of what the music should sound like. Hard hitting riffs and melodic melodies topped with deep growls.

History
Formed as a trio back in 2013 by Stian Hoel Fossen, Mathias Jamtli Rye and Fredrik Voje Vinje the writing of the first EP The Final Mind Plague(2014) was heavily influenced by the early 2000s Swedish melodic death metal and the breakdowns of the modern america metalcore. The EP was written and recorded by the band themself and was released january of 2014. To complete the line-up of the band drummer Håvard Bustad and bassist Ola Kjøren Nilsen joined late 2014. Fredrik Voje Vinje left the band in 2014. Then a period with different band members followed. Guitarist Lars Christoffer Kirsebom Sørensen and Anders Danielsen played both in the band for a short periode of time in 2014 before Vidar Sættem Nilsen joined as a more permanent guitarist.

Following the departure of Fredrik Voje Vinje the sound of the band changed more towards a classic melodic death metal sound. Stian Hoel Fossen was influenced by bands like At The Gates, In Flames and Heaven Shall Burn while Vidar Sættem Nilsen used his liking of Pantera guitarst Dimebag Darrell to make his influence on the new music. The result was the EP Wrath Of Kharon(2017). The EP was recorded in the swedish studio Studio Fsharp located in the small swedish town of Uddevalla.

The band started the exciting writing process of the EP No Man Isle in 2020. Always looking for ways to improve, the lads took their time and experimented a lot during the songwriting process. New flavours of sound design, synths and guest artists resulted in a distinct sound and cohesive expression for the most ambitious and epic Haunted By Silhouettes release yet. We welcome you to No Man Isle in 2022.

Musical style and lyrical themes
Some characteristics of Haunted By Silhouettes is the blend of hard hitting and old school death metal riffs with the cold and sentimental tone of the scandinavian modern melodeath. Taking inspiration from giants like In Flames and At The Gates for the fast parts, and taking the feel of bands like Pink Floyd and the finnish melodeath greats Insomnium for the emotional melodies, makes for a unique sound on the music Haunted By Silhouettes write.